2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Women age 40-74 who have had a mammogram in the past two years.
(CDC calculated variable.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,325 1,030 77.9 75.2-80.4 295 22.1 19.6-24.8
-Non-Hispanic White 847 676 79.7 76.4-82.6 171 20.3 17.4-23.6
AGE
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50-54 206 158 74.9 67.5-81.0 48 25.1 19.0-32.5
55-64 269 218 83.3 77.9-87.7 51 16.7 12.3-22.1
65-74 271 236 86.7 81.3-90.8 35 13.3 9.2-18.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 103 75.4 66.6-82.5 38 24.6 17.5-33.4
Some Post-H.S. 239 180 75.4 68.7-81.0 59 24.6 19.0-31.3
College Graduate 431 366 85.3 81.3-88.5 65 14.7 11.5-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 61 80.5 68.8-88.5 15 19.5 11.5-31.2
$50,000- 74,999 93 72 77.2 66.1-85.5 21 22.8 14.5-33.9
$75,000+ 342 293 84.3 79.0-88.5 49 15.7 11.5-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 198 78.5 72.1-83.8 52 21.5 16.2-27.9
No 585 467 79.9 75.9-83.4 118 20.1 16.6-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 827 657 79.4 76.0-82.3 170 20.6 17.7-24.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 215 168 80.0 73.7-85.0 47 20.0 15.0-26.3
Regional City or Suburban County 256 201 79.0 72.8-84.1 55 21.0 15.9-27.2
Rural 376 307 80.1 74.7-84.5 69 19.9 15.5-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 399 318 78.3 73.1-82.7 81 21.7 17.3-26.9
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 243 84.0 78.6-88.2 48 16.0 11.8-21.4
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 484 406 82.8 78.4-86.5 78 17.2 13.5-21.6
HOUSING
Own 689 575 81.9 78.4-85.0 114 18.1 15.0-21.6
Rent 120 79 64.8 54.9-73.6 41 35.2 26.4-45.1
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 167 126 74.2 65.8-81.1 41 25.8 18.9-34.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 292 224 76.0 69.7-81.3 68 24.0 18.7-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 388 326 84.4 80.1-88.0 62 15.6 12.0-19.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 331 278 83.5 78.4-87.6 53 16.5 12.4-21.6
2nd Quartile 250 188 76.8 70.3-82.2 62 23.2 17.8-29.7
3rd Quartile 198 157 79.5 72.2-85.2 41 20.5 14.8-27.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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